Being Utterly Fearless in Your Pursuit of Learning to Code
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An account of leaving a customer-support role to learn programming full-time in early 2020 and launching a podcast called Ladies Code Collective; cites the concrete claim that girls who try AP Computer Science in high school are 10 times more likely to major in it. Practical, actionable advice centers on move away from tutorials and cultivate your why: identify knowledge gaps quickly, build small projects to expose real errors, treat mistakes as fast feedback, and prioritize habit-driven, long-term practice over searching for a single blueprint.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:37About me
- 2:17Cultivate your why
- 5:00Embrace mistakes
- 6:25Identify knowledge gaps
- 7:54Be the creative director
- 10:03Play the long game
- 11:46Embrace your unique journey
- 12:29Ladies Code Collective Podcast
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